Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications and Skills

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: 

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Medical Sciences, Medicine, health systems/economics, or other related discipline.
• Prior training and experience in sexual reproductive health and rights, and emergency gender and their application in development settings is desirable.

Knowledge and experience:

• 5 years of responsible professional experience in the substantive area, preferably in programme/project management in the public, CSO and/or international institutions.
• Field experience is required, preferably in Mozambique.
• Conversant with national frameworks and policies on reproductive health and other population issues and their linkages with the changing global environment and how this affects the context of Mozambique.
• Strong track record of technical leadership on SRH/ SRHiE, ability to produce demonstrable results and proven experience in Emergencies.
• Experience working with health systems in government institutions, CSO and/or donor institutions and leadership of relevant thematic groups. 
• Good knowledge of the programme development mechanism of the and United Nations country programmes and familiarity with UNFPA programmes and policies.
• Experience in Health/ SRHiE mechanisms and coordination leadership in Mozambique is an asset.

Language Requirements: 

• Excellent oral and written communication in English and Portuguese. 
• Working knowledge of another official UN language, preferably Spanish or French, would be desirable.

Computer Skills: 

• Proficiency in the latest office software applications.
• IT Ability to familiarize with ERP (Quantum), PeopleSoft, SAP, or other web-based integrated system.
• Managing Relationships: Working in teams, communicating information and ideas, conflict and self-management.
• Working with people: Developing people/performance management.
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, results orientation/commitment to excellence, appropriate and transparent decision making.
• Good financial management skills.

Core Competencies:

• Integrity/Commitment to mandate, knowledge sharing/continuous learning, valuing diversity.

Values: 

• Exemplifying integrity 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing cultural diversity 
• Promoting innovation and positive change 

Functional competencies:

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented agenda.
• Results-based programme development and management.
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches.
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners.
• Resource mobilization.
• Training and facilitation skills.
• Ability to conduct operational/interventional research

Compensation and Benefits 

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance, pension and other benefits as applicable.